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Speaker 1: Football is about the Jimmy's and Joe's, and x'es and o's.

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Speaker 2: Check New York votooto Baker Bruce.

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Speaker 1: It's time to get out the chock board and diagram

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Speaker 1: some plays.

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Speaker 3: Here's what it all starts right here.

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Speaker 1: That's why Jaymney Christmas. This is Inside Football with former

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Speaker 1: Colts and the NFL coach Rick Venturie.

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Speaker 3: The Colts are off the schneid. Week three.

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Speaker 2: They notched their first victory against the Chicago Bears. It

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Speaker 2: was an ugly, low scoring game, but the Colts prevailed.

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Speaker 2: They dominated in the trenches, and now they get ready

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Speaker 2: for their third home game out of four to start

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Speaker 2: the season.

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Speaker 3: Up next the three and oh Pittsburgh Steelers. HI get everybody.

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Speaker 2: Welcome Inside Inside Football the podcast here on the Colts

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Speaker 2: Audio Network. I'm Matt Taylor coming to you from the

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Speaker 2: Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio Studio, joined today per u

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Speaker 2: usual by my broadcast partner Rick Van Turrey, who's spent

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Speaker 2: over twenty five years coaching in the National Football League. Rick,

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Speaker 2: Happy hump day on this Wednesday as we tape. How

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Speaker 2: you doing today?

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Speaker 4: Well, I'm doing good man. I always looking forward. I

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Speaker 4: so look forward that when you and I get together

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Speaker 4: on Wednesday, I feel like this is you know, this

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Speaker 4: is what it's all about for me, that's for sure,

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Speaker 4: you know. And that's immediately getting ready for the next

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Speaker 4: game and dissecting the next opponent. I love doing it

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Speaker 4: with you because you get it totally. You know how

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Speaker 4: to run a show.

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Speaker 3: I think you're giving me too much credit there.

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Speaker 4: I'm always excited, I really, I'm always excited about Wednesdays,

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Speaker 4: all right.

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Speaker 2: So the Colts avoid that disastrous zero to three start,

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Speaker 2: they get a full sixty minute win over the Bears

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Speaker 2: on Sunday and week three, and you know, we talked

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Speaker 2: about it on Monday night. It's not a game that

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Speaker 2: you're gonna, you know, send into Canton to be you know,

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Speaker 2: enshrined to the Hall of Fame for style points. But

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Speaker 2: now that the game is over and you've had a

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Speaker 2: few days to wrap it up, give us your final

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Speaker 2: takeaways on what the Colts did well and earning that

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Speaker 2: first win of the season, and then also some lingering

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Speaker 2: things that are still out there going into a huge

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Speaker 4: Well this, you know, this was an early season season saver,

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Speaker 4: if you will, I mean, we had to get that one.

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Speaker 4: And as you said, it might not have been artistic,

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Speaker 4: but you don't get extra credit. They all just count

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Speaker 4: one per week. That's all there is to it. I

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Speaker 4: realized as a coach how hard it is to prepare

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Speaker 4: for every team. And there's not a team in this

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Speaker 4: league that doesn't have enough elements to beat you. So

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Speaker 4: you're happy with that, never apologize. I thought, what the

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Speaker 4: you know, I thought what the Colts did best over

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Speaker 4: big picture wise is I really thought they came out

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Speaker 4: with much more intensity than the first two weeks. It

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Speaker 4: was this very clearly obvious and they played really, really

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Speaker 4: it was going to be a grind in that game.

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Speaker 4: It wasn't going to be pretty. You know, winds are

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Speaker 4: hard to come by, like I said, and that was

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Speaker 4: you know, I think the biggest things, you know, I

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Speaker 4: You know, they kind of stopped the bleeding for themselves,

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Speaker 4: but they stuffed the Bears. You had to pressure the quarterback.

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Speaker 4: We did that. You know, and we turned it over.

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Speaker 4: and I thought schematically we were much better. But I

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Speaker 4: goal line stand, There's no question about it, saved the day.

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Speaker 4: And then I think Lat Two's you know, Latus strip

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Speaker 4: That was awesome. And then on offense, you know, I

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Speaker 4: Our offensive line, Mauldam Taylor ran crazy. We got enough

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Speaker 4: gift passes. That bothers me more than anything. To a

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Speaker 4: You know, it looks to me like our defense is

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Speaker 2: Well, I said, I said on the broadcast it was

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Speaker 2: a wise move by Gould because of field position, right,

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Speaker 4: Yeah, it's it's it's just kind of a funny situation.

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Speaker 4: Like I said, it'll never come up again, and probably

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Speaker 4: under the circumstances. Rather than do anything stupid, just don't

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Speaker 4: because you're right. I mean, what killed us, if you

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Speaker 4: bad things can happen. So anyway, really good, really good

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Speaker 4: it's I can't wait for this one too, real traditional

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Speaker 2: Hey, Rick, one more quick thing before we talking about

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Speaker 2: the Steelers. I mean, is it safe to say is

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Speaker 2: it too much to say that? I mean, if the

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Speaker 2: And then you really got something if you're completing a

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that's right. I mean I think that

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Speaker 4: there's two elements that were that we finally established the

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Speaker 4: There's no excuse for us, you know, not to be

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Speaker 4: never been explosive. And we're proving that we can get

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Speaker 4: you and I can remember. I mean, you know you

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Speaker 2: Well, there's four over forty so far. Anthony Richardson has

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Speaker 4: It's been kind of a problem. So as you said,

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Speaker 4: if you can just take care of the ball, get

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Speaker 4: better on third down, there's no reason you can't be

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Speaker 4: damn good.

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Speaker 3: No doubt about it.

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Speaker 2: Looking to build some more consistency coming up in Week

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Speaker 2: four against the Steelers, but they've got, as we're gonna

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Speaker 2: To Week four. All eyes on the Steelers. They are

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Speaker 4: they get down into those third and possession downs. You're right,

430
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Speaker 4: Najy Harris is the guy. Warren is also equally you know,

431
00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:59,760
Speaker 4: equally dangerous, but that hamstring will probably keep him out.

432
00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,960
Speaker 4: But Nage is the slasher. He's the guy they're gonna

433
00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:07,639
Speaker 4: run inside and then they're gonna probably use, as I said,

434
00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:10,399
Speaker 4: Patterson as the change up. He's the guy that can

435
00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:13,359
Speaker 4: run to the edge, run the speed sweeps. He's you know,

436
00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:16,240
Speaker 4: like I said, he's he's a real when I say hybrid,

437
00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:19,240
Speaker 4: he is the classic hybrid. You know, he's a Swiss

438
00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:23,040
Speaker 4: Army knife. And then Austin is coming along at the slot.

439
00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:28,200
Speaker 4: They all have their rolls. Pickens is the downfield, second level,

440
00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:32,040
Speaker 4: get over the top, take your shots to Then you've

441
00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:37,399
Speaker 4: got Friarmouth underneath on the short downs, possession downs. And

442
00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,399
Speaker 4: then Austin, you know, he's taking a bigger role and

443
00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:44,439
Speaker 4: he emerged last week again. I think they struggle in

444
00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:48,040
Speaker 4: the offensive line. I talked about that, but they've done

445
00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:52,199
Speaker 4: a really good job of just keeping fields out of

446
00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:55,679
Speaker 4: trouble and and staying away from those giveaways. You know,

447
00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:57,600
Speaker 4: if you look at their you know, you look at

448
00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:02,480
Speaker 4: their stats, they're not very good accept time of possession

449
00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:07,200
Speaker 4: and giveaways number two and giveaways time of possessions, you know,

450
00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:11,720
Speaker 4: thirty five fifty five almost four. So you know that's

451
00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:13,679
Speaker 4: kind of the look at it. You know they're going

452
00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,840
Speaker 4: to try to run it and quick throw on first down.

453
00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:20,720
Speaker 4: They will use him on the boots. He'll take some shots,

454
00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:24,160
Speaker 4: play pass on first down. Second down, they're a lot

455
00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:28,360
Speaker 4: like everybody else, but they will run some quarterback draws

456
00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:33,560
Speaker 4: along with quick passing. On third down, it's downfield of pickens.

457
00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:37,520
Speaker 4: If it's long, it's if it's short, it's to Friarmouth,

458
00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:41,280
Speaker 4: or it's to Austin and so and then again be

459
00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,320
Speaker 4: alert now for Patterson as a Swiss Army knife, because

460
00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:48,159
Speaker 4: he can be both a wide receiver gadget and running

461
00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:52,520
Speaker 4: back player. Okay, when you look at the Colts defensive

462
00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,800
Speaker 4: must the first thing we got to do is know

463
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Speaker 4: which running back is in the game, because we must

464
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Speaker 4: stop the running game. This is how they keep the ball,

465
00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,920
Speaker 4: this is how they keep possession. And we never want

466
00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:09,040
Speaker 4: to let feels have a weapon that makes his job easy.

467
00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:11,440
Speaker 4: So we got to know that Harris is going to

468
00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:16,480
Speaker 4: pound us. He's the inside zone guy, inside stretch. If

469
00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:20,200
Speaker 4: Warren can play, he'll test the edges. If he's not there,

470
00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:24,080
Speaker 4: you know, I don't think there's any question Patterson will

471
00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,280
Speaker 4: test the edges, so they'll still get a double edged sword.

472
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Speaker 4: So it's Number one is we absolutely have to stop

473
00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,560
Speaker 4: that running game. I really like it when we have

474
00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:38,400
Speaker 4: Davis and Grover and Dio in on those first done,

475
00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,679
Speaker 4: those first downs and second and five downs. I really

476
00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:45,840
Speaker 4: like that combination to stop the run. Number two, we

477
00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:49,200
Speaker 4: really have to protect the edges, which we were Oh my,

478
00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:52,359
Speaker 4: we were one hundred percent better from the Green Bay game.

479
00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:56,120
Speaker 4: You know, we really we did a good job strategically

480
00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:59,320
Speaker 4: and physically. You know, we did play some hard to

481
00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:04,040
Speaker 4: We did bring guys off the edge, particularly Carliles in base,

482
00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:08,360
Speaker 4: and we just fit better. We fit better. We replaced fits.

483
00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:12,080
Speaker 4: Our linebackers played downhill, you know, and I thought that

484
00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:17,399
Speaker 4: Kenny and Kenny and Cross and and you know, I

485
00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,920
Speaker 4: thought those guys played great, great on the edge and Blackman,

486
00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:23,840
Speaker 4: so we got to take it away. You know, there's

487
00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,479
Speaker 4: going to be just some designers for feels. He is

488
00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:31,119
Speaker 4: an NCAA type guy, speeds and reverses. They'll try it again,

489
00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,680
Speaker 4: even though we stopped it last week, particularly to Austin

490
00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,880
Speaker 4: and Patterson, and so it's got to stay. We've got

491
00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:43,040
Speaker 4: to keep that aggressiveness outside, both tactically and physically. Number three,

492
00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:46,280
Speaker 4: we got to take away pickings deep and in the

493
00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:49,960
Speaker 4: second level again. When he gets into the slot, he's

494
00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:53,120
Speaker 4: normally the X or the split in when he gets

495
00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:56,199
Speaker 4: in the slot, or he's stacked. He's really there for

496
00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:58,920
Speaker 4: a reason. A lot of scenes and overs. You must

497
00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,320
Speaker 4: stop him, you know, when it's all said and done,

498
00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:05,280
Speaker 4: he's had thirteen catches, one seventy one at thirteen to two,

499
00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:09,000
Speaker 4: and then an emerging threat is Austin. Austin was quiet,

500
00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:11,480
Speaker 4: but all of a sudden he had a big game.

501
00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:14,879
Speaker 4: He's got six catches and he's averaging eighteen yards of catch.

502
00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:18,800
Speaker 4: He's fast, huge catch, and he ran it to ice

503
00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:21,880
Speaker 4: the game last week. So you know, but it's pickings

504
00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:24,680
Speaker 4: number one, and don't let Austin get a big play.

505
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Speaker 4: Number four, stop their tight ends, particularly Friarmuth. Okay, you know,

506
00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:34,520
Speaker 4: he's had twelve catches, he's their key possession receiver. Squeeze

507
00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,479
Speaker 4: him on second and long to get back down, and

508
00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,480
Speaker 4: then those short nickels that third, and then three to

509
00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:45,760
Speaker 4: five Washington, the big tight end is his compliment. They

510
00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:48,440
Speaker 4: like him in the red zone. Those guys will both

511
00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,600
Speaker 4: be key targets in the red zone. And then they

512
00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:54,160
Speaker 4: like in two minutes they get in two by two

513
00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:58,040
Speaker 4: with Austin at one slot and Friarmouth at the other,

514
00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:01,359
Speaker 4: and they're wide. It's four open receivers and they just

515
00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,520
Speaker 4: work the heck out of those options and they'll take

516
00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,800
Speaker 4: either one of those guys. Love the two options all

517
00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:11,240
Speaker 4: day long. But again, know that Friarmuth, know that Pickens

518
00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:14,880
Speaker 4: is the go to guy downfield, and Friarmuth is the

519
00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:19,080
Speaker 4: go to guy possession wise. I think number five, we've

520
00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:23,040
Speaker 4: got to control first down and force disadvantage. We've got

521
00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:26,439
Speaker 4: to make feels just like we wanted to do against Willis.

522
00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:30,200
Speaker 4: We want to make him win in a classic NFL

523
00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:34,600
Speaker 4: drawback game, you know, and they are, they're struggling in

524
00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:37,520
Speaker 4: protection and now they've got to go back to Jones

525
00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:41,200
Speaker 4: at right tackle. But you have to enclose him, keep

526
00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:44,800
Speaker 4: discipline rush lanes, even when you blitz, keep disciplined rush lanes.

527
00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,919
Speaker 4: You can beat both tackles on the edge. And what

528
00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:50,600
Speaker 4: we've got to do is turn around what they do best,

529
00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,480
Speaker 4: meaning we've got to stop them on third down, and

530
00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:56,760
Speaker 4: we've got to win the time of possession, which we

531
00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,960
Speaker 4: haven't been doing. We got to turn those from negative

532
00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:04,040
Speaker 4: to positives on our side, stay in advantage and be

533
00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:08,040
Speaker 4: in control, you know, you know, keep them in disadvantage

534
00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:11,359
Speaker 4: second and long, third and seven. That's their worst enemy.

535
00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,120
Speaker 4: And if we keep them there, you know, Fields will

536
00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:15,240
Speaker 4: show his wards.

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Speaker 2: That's Rick Venturry. This is Inside Football. We're talking about

538
00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:21,360
Speaker 2: the Colts and Steelers Week four. The Colts are one

539
00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,560
Speaker 2: and two, Pittsburgh off to their best start three to

540
00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:27,359
Speaker 2: zero since twenty twenty. And Rick, let's turn our direction

541
00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:30,840
Speaker 2: now over to the Steelers on defense. And I don't

542
00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:32,919
Speaker 2: know how much you have going on today, but we

543
00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:35,200
Speaker 2: could talk about this unit for a long time.

544
00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:35,879
Speaker 3: Pittsburgh.

545
00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,480
Speaker 2: They've given up ten points or less in each of

546
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Speaker 2: their first three games for the first time since the

547
00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:44,960
Speaker 2: nineteen seventy three season. I mean, think about that, Rick,

548
00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:48,280
Speaker 2: I mean, that's a completely different era. They've allowed just

549
00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:52,680
Speaker 2: two offensive touchdowns all season and through three games. They

550
00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:57,440
Speaker 2: rank number one in total defense, scoring defense, third down

551
00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:01,600
Speaker 2: and their third and rushing defense and against the pass.

552
00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,560
Speaker 2: And the area where the Steelers have really shined is

553
00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:08,640
Speaker 2: in the second half last week against the Chargers Los Angeles.

554
00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:12,720
Speaker 2: In that game, Rick they had negative five yards after halftime,

555
00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:15,960
Speaker 2: negative five after the break. That's how good they've been.

556
00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:19,120
Speaker 2: They've allowed no touchdowns and only six points in the

557
00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:22,320
Speaker 2: second halves of games so far this year. And it's early,

558
00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:25,800
Speaker 2: but they've got the pieces on defense to accomplish something really,

559
00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:29,600
Speaker 2: really special. They're loaded in all three levels of that defense.

560
00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:32,360
Speaker 2: DJ Watt upfront. He's only a half sack away from

561
00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:35,360
Speaker 2: one hundred for his career, leads the NFL in sacks

562
00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:38,080
Speaker 2: since he broke into the league in twenty seventeen as

563
00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:41,520
Speaker 2: a four time first team All Pro player NFL Defensive

564
00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:44,240
Speaker 2: Player of the Year in twenty twenty one. Don't forget

565
00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:47,520
Speaker 2: about Cam Hayward. They've got Nick Herbig filling in on

566
00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:50,280
Speaker 2: defense right now because of the injury to Alex Highsmith.

567
00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:54,600
Speaker 2: Former Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen is now on that defense.

568
00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:58,880
Speaker 2: They've got studs in the secondary, Mika Fitzpatrick, Joey Porter,

569
00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:02,600
Speaker 2: junior is in that secondary. So, needless to say, Rick here,

570
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:06,160
Speaker 2: this is going to be by far the stiffest challenge

571
00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,120
Speaker 2: for Anthony Richards into that Colts offense.

572
00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:11,360
Speaker 4: So far this year we use the term lights out defense,

573
00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:15,120
Speaker 4: we probably lose it. Use it to casual. This is it.

574
00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:17,640
Speaker 4: I mean, I'm not sure the last time I've looked

575
00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:19,600
Speaker 4: on the stat sheet and see a team that was

576
00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:23,120
Speaker 4: number one in points, number one in red zone, number

577
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Speaker 4: one total, number one and third down and number one

578
00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:29,479
Speaker 4: and fourth quarter defense, then everything else is in the

579
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Speaker 4: top six I think. I mean, so it's a no,

580
00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:35,640
Speaker 4: it's an amazing front and when you look at the tape,

581
00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:40,400
Speaker 4: the tape reflects exactly what the stats show. Defensive coordinator

582
00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:44,440
Speaker 4: Terrell Austin has them playing. They're stingy, to say the least.

583
00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:48,520
Speaker 4: As I said early, they are, you know, a little

584
00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:53,600
Speaker 4: unconventional in that they play that under concept under eye

585
00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:56,240
Speaker 4: on first down and then they'll make it a bear

586
00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:59,000
Speaker 4: and then if you get them in sub it's an over.

587
00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:02,600
Speaker 4: But the their eye concept is a little bit different,

588
00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:06,800
Speaker 4: and I think it takes a little bit different game plan. Again,

589
00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:10,880
Speaker 4: the strength of their defense in terms of personnel a lot,

590
00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:13,800
Speaker 4: you know, you Chronicle that he's great. He's just a

591
00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:18,080
Speaker 4: great player, a former Defensive Player of the Year. You know,

592
00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:22,280
Speaker 4: we talked about his hundred and what that means. Ki

593
00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:24,840
Speaker 4: Smith would have been on the other side. He's out,

594
00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:27,840
Speaker 4: but it looks like herbig the young kid who's just

595
00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:31,959
Speaker 4: fast off the edge. So they're outside, two guys and

596
00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,000
Speaker 4: they bring them a lot. There are a lot of

597
00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:36,680
Speaker 4: what I call a two D jail team. They will

598
00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:39,600
Speaker 4: be in that under or that bear, and those two

599
00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:41,800
Speaker 4: guys are coming a lot and then they'll cover a

600
00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:45,160
Speaker 4: lot of man or different fire zones behind them. And

601
00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:48,320
Speaker 4: then they have Hayward inside who gives them a veteran presence,

602
00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:50,800
Speaker 4: you know, and he's been around. I think he's thirty,

603
00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:52,960
Speaker 4: but you know he's you know, he's a guy with

604
00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:55,280
Speaker 4: eighty one and a half sacks, so you know, and

605
00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,840
Speaker 4: then they'll they'll they'll kick down Ogan Jobi and you know,

606
00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:02,320
Speaker 4: get into a bear, create the bear. On subs, they're

607
00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:04,280
Speaker 4: gonna be a lot of over but still a lot

608
00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:07,840
Speaker 4: of double edged pressure, you know with their nickel, a

609
00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:11,959
Speaker 4: lot of double edged pressure with Bishop. But again, you know,

610
00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:15,800
Speaker 4: they're they're very on early downs. They're gonna give you

611
00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:18,240
Speaker 4: a lot of cover eight that quarter quarter a half,

612
00:32:18,280 --> 00:32:21,320
Speaker 4: which is a standard with them, a lot of threes

613
00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:25,120
Speaker 4: and a lot of ones. So they still, particularly on

614
00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:29,120
Speaker 4: the strong side set, they still will undress their strong

615
00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,760
Speaker 4: side corner. And then as they get into longer yardage,

616
00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:37,680
Speaker 4: you know, then it's more four three buzz single fires,

617
00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:40,200
Speaker 4: all those type of things. And then the thing that's

618
00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:43,080
Speaker 4: the most difficult is when they get in third down

619
00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:46,200
Speaker 4: and they get in that volume. You know, they give

620
00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:49,520
Speaker 4: a lot of that over and even and they walk

621
00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:52,480
Speaker 4: the linebackers up in there. You know, they'll walk those

622
00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:56,640
Speaker 4: two guys up up in there, Queen and Roberts or

623
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Speaker 4: Queen and the Dime, and they'll walk up in there

624
00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:02,920
Speaker 4: and they'll consider, you know, keeping your back keeping everything

625
00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,720
Speaker 4: in there, and what that does sometimes it gives those

626
00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:07,920
Speaker 4: two edge guys one on ones and you got to

627
00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:11,680
Speaker 4: be really really careful with that, you know. So I think,

628
00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:13,720
Speaker 4: you know, a lot and again then a lot of

629
00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:17,080
Speaker 4: red zone man demand. So I mean that's kind of

630
00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:20,040
Speaker 4: the look at it. You know, their streamlined from the

631
00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:24,000
Speaker 4: old days of Dick Lebow, but there's still a handprint

632
00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:27,800
Speaker 4: that runs through it that's a little bit different. Okay,

633
00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:33,640
Speaker 4: for offense, blueprint coach Offensive Blueprint Number one. We've got

634
00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:37,480
Speaker 4: to play with balance efficiency on early downs, and we

635
00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:40,760
Speaker 4: really want to stay ahead of the count versus they're

636
00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:43,440
Speaker 4: under and their bear. I'd like to see us go

637
00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:46,960
Speaker 4: to lot of twelve personnel and give the YY wing

638
00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,800
Speaker 4: that is both tight ends together in a wing and

639
00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:52,520
Speaker 4: pound that tight side. If that guy wants to play that,

640
00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:55,160
Speaker 4: I four, you want to be able to beat him

641
00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:59,080
Speaker 4: to the off tackle and then bounce it. You got

642
00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:03,200
Speaker 4: to keep walking in high smith or or in herbig

643
00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:05,840
Speaker 4: in this situation. Might it probably will be Leo on

644
00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:08,520
Speaker 4: first down. You want to keep them off balance. You

645
00:34:08,600 --> 00:34:11,560
Speaker 4: don't want to get in that second and nine, third

646
00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:15,200
Speaker 4: and nine. I don't mind playing what I call wrong sum.

647
00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:17,879
Speaker 4: In other words, the base formations come out in your

648
00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:21,560
Speaker 4: base twelve, but open it up because they'll stay base.

649
00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:24,640
Speaker 4: And then if you can get those linebackers to walk out,

650
00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:26,879
Speaker 4: they either have to walk out and play coverage, which

651
00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:29,719
Speaker 4: isn't their strength, or they've got to line up in

652
00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:32,719
Speaker 4: the box and stay there. And that'll tell that'll you know,

653
00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:36,960
Speaker 4: that'll tell Anthony exactly what they're in. If you can

654
00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:40,200
Speaker 4: force them to get into more nickel. I think their

655
00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:43,880
Speaker 4: overrun defense is substantially worse than the under That's always

656
00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:47,480
Speaker 4: been the case. Remember a year ago, and I know

657
00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:50,800
Speaker 4: they're number one in so many areas, but we gass

658
00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:54,239
Speaker 4: them for one hundred and seventy yards rushing five point

659
00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:57,600
Speaker 4: zero twenty three. We got to dominate it. Our offensive

660
00:34:57,680 --> 00:35:00,640
Speaker 4: line now played like that last week. And if we're

661
00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:03,680
Speaker 4: going to be a championship contender, our offensive line has

662
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:06,120
Speaker 4: to be able to dominate everybody week in and week out.

663
00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:09,000
Speaker 4: And you know, pound right if Herbie who's gonna play

664
00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,759
Speaker 4: on first down, pound right at him number two. You

665
00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:14,080
Speaker 4: got to have a plan for wat You know, he's

666
00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:16,520
Speaker 4: a former Player of the Year. He's gonna be on

667
00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:18,799
Speaker 4: our right side most of the time. We can't let

668
00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:21,600
Speaker 4: him ruin the game. His stats ninety nine and a

669
00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:25,400
Speaker 4: half sacks, twenty seven forced fumbles. I mean, you know,

670
00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:27,960
Speaker 4: you just cannot let him do it. And what they

671
00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:31,080
Speaker 4: do a good job of Matt is they'll particularly if

672
00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:33,080
Speaker 4: they get second along third and long, they're gonna walk

673
00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:35,239
Speaker 4: all those guys up and they're going to try to

674
00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:39,239
Speaker 4: suck your protection up inside and get him isolated one

675
00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:41,359
Speaker 4: on one, and we can't let it happen. We have

676
00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:43,759
Speaker 4: to be able to what I call. We have to

677
00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:45,560
Speaker 4: be able to nudge him with the tight ends. We

678
00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:48,319
Speaker 4: need to chip him. And Brayden has to find it

679
00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:51,279
Speaker 4: this week. This has to be his championship week. And

680
00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:54,520
Speaker 4: then young Herbie can fly. He can flat run the

681
00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:57,880
Speaker 4: edge on our left. So Bernie against him has to

682
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:01,600
Speaker 4: really be quick on his sets. But we can't. You know, again,

683
00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:04,360
Speaker 4: keep it, keep it down, keep that first down moving.

684
00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:08,160
Speaker 4: Don't let them have, you know, ideal pass situations because

685
00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:10,239
Speaker 4: you can't let them beat you off the edge. That's

686
00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:13,880
Speaker 4: where their money and always have been. Give the Steelers

687
00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:17,320
Speaker 4: a lot of slots in base. Make it an a slot.

688
00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:20,480
Speaker 4: We have the two wings away and give them speed

689
00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:23,839
Speaker 4: slot and eleven that means three wide receives to one side.

690
00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:26,080
Speaker 4: And the reason I say this and this has never changed,

691
00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:28,759
Speaker 4: This was the same when I was in Cleveland. If

692
00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:32,040
Speaker 4: you get in slot formations, it will make them check

693
00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:36,240
Speaker 4: a coverage or it will make them show a coverage.

694
00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:39,000
Speaker 4: In other words, if the corners come over. Let's say

695
00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:41,600
Speaker 4: you put three to the wide receiver to one side

696
00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:45,200
Speaker 4: and all three corners are there, then ar knows exactly

697
00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:46,920
Speaker 4: what the coverage is going to be ahead of time.

698
00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:48,920
Speaker 4: So I always like to give them a lot of

699
00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:52,600
Speaker 4: slots in that sense. And then if you if you

700
00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:54,160
Speaker 4: can get a lot of slots and you get a

701
00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:57,240
Speaker 4: mismatch back to the tight end side, don't be afraid

702
00:36:57,239 --> 00:36:59,640
Speaker 4: to go back on that in that regard. In the

703
00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:02,640
Speaker 4: red zone play they play a lot of man press,

704
00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:05,919
Speaker 4: a lot of man press, and you know, you've seen

705
00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:08,239
Speaker 4: us get hurt with it. That's where you want. We're

706
00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:10,360
Speaker 4: in a lot of those measure routes where you're crossing

707
00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:13,399
Speaker 4: and rubbing and then rubbing to the outside. I think

708
00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:18,440
Speaker 4: they're really vulnerable on strong side. Number four attack that

709
00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:21,880
Speaker 4: strong side. Try to make Porter the strong side corner

710
00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:24,279
Speaker 4: they're going to be in quarters or three or man

711
00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:28,359
Speaker 4: and then work those corners strong side, you know, you know,

712
00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:31,440
Speaker 4: work the dinos, which is the double post from a

713
00:37:31,480 --> 00:37:34,880
Speaker 4: tight split. Then the scissors pass which we throw well

714
00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:39,600
Speaker 4: on the weak side, work the two beaters, screens, isolations,

715
00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:42,240
Speaker 4: and I would like to see us a few more boots,

716
00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:46,600
Speaker 4: play pass and quick throws, you know with AR five

717
00:37:46,680 --> 00:37:49,000
Speaker 4: to kind of get him confident. But at the end

718
00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:51,560
Speaker 4: of the day, go after Porter when it's on the line,

719
00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:54,279
Speaker 4: go after him. And then number five you got to

720
00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:56,600
Speaker 4: be alert for third down volume. That's where the old

721
00:37:56,600 --> 00:38:00,920
Speaker 4: Steelers come. You know, they'll pressure and coverage. They'll mug

722
00:38:00,920 --> 00:38:03,719
Speaker 4: it up double mugget, and they bring a lot of

723
00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:06,319
Speaker 4: outside pressure. And this is where you got to be

724
00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:09,359
Speaker 4: really really sharp. And then a couple of things I

725
00:38:09,360 --> 00:38:12,919
Speaker 4: think you got to be really alert for. They will

726
00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:16,759
Speaker 4: give you a delta, which is a three two defense,

727
00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:19,839
Speaker 4: and her big then is the guy number fifty one.

728
00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:22,880
Speaker 4: He's the spinner in there. They'll you know, they'll have

729
00:38:22,920 --> 00:38:24,839
Speaker 4: two ends, and then they have a nose, which will

730
00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:27,880
Speaker 4: be Hayward, and then he's the spinner. They'll give you

731
00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:30,520
Speaker 4: some of that, they'll give you the dime. And then

732
00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:33,279
Speaker 4: things that you know you don't that are a little

733
00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:38,040
Speaker 4: bit unconventional. They will blitz and play a two trap, okay,

734
00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:40,719
Speaker 4: which I'm very familiar with because you know, we got

735
00:38:40,719 --> 00:38:43,799
Speaker 4: that from Jim Haslet when he came from Pittsburgh. And

736
00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:46,960
Speaker 4: that can be difficult for quarterback. Quarterbacks got to understand

737
00:38:47,560 --> 00:38:50,760
Speaker 4: that just because they blitz, the flat is not always there.

738
00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:52,400
Speaker 4: So he has to be really in tune with that.

739
00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:55,360
Speaker 4: He's got to be really in turn. What the old

740
00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:59,480
Speaker 4: school green dog, Now what green dogs are is if

741
00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:03,160
Speaker 4: they're in ma and coverage in their man blocks. Let's

742
00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:06,120
Speaker 4: say you have the fullback and he blocks, then you

743
00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:08,839
Speaker 4: come on a green blitz. You come. As soon as

744
00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:12,120
Speaker 4: you see him block, you bring it. And I think

745
00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:15,200
Speaker 4: that what Anthony has to understand is sometimes he thinks

746
00:39:15,239 --> 00:39:18,400
Speaker 4: he may have it protected, but there's a second wave

747
00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:21,520
Speaker 4: of guys coming, so don't waste much time with the

748
00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:24,280
Speaker 4: ball back there. So those those are the key issues,

749
00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:28,120
Speaker 4: as you would probably understand, you know, win first down,

750
00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:31,240
Speaker 4: good plan for what give him a lot of slot

751
00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:35,840
Speaker 4: strong side combinations, and be alert for that third down volume.

752
00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:38,719
Speaker 2: Big big test for the Colts with the Steelers on

753
00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:41,280
Speaker 2: defense and all they have to offer within that unit

754
00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:43,960
Speaker 2: after the first three games of the season. Those are

755
00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:46,400
Speaker 2: the blueprints from Rick Venturrey for the Colts to get

756
00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:49,920
Speaker 2: a big win over Pittsburgh in week number four and

757
00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:52,280
Speaker 2: in closing, Rick, this is going to be another huge

758
00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:54,120
Speaker 2: game for the Colts as they try to even up

759
00:39:54,160 --> 00:39:56,759
Speaker 2: that record after a month into the season. And you know,

760
00:39:56,880 --> 00:39:58,920
Speaker 2: just like last Sunday, I'm sure there's going to be

761
00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:02,520
Speaker 2: you know, some pitch Burg fans making that manageable drive

762
00:40:02,560 --> 00:40:05,000
Speaker 2: from Pittsburgh. There's gonna be some terrible towels in the

763
00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:07,680
Speaker 2: crowd on Sunday. But you know the biggest thing in

764
00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:09,720
Speaker 2: this game is the Colts. They can't take a breath

765
00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:12,359
Speaker 2: and they can't let off the gas at all, even

766
00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:14,880
Speaker 2: after they got that first win of the season. The

767
00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:18,160
Speaker 2: Steelers remember what happened last year inside this same building.

768
00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:19,920
Speaker 2: They'll be out to prove a point, trying to get

769
00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:22,040
Speaker 2: to four. And oh and I think this is going

770
00:40:22,080 --> 00:40:23,400
Speaker 2: to be a game that's going to be won in

771
00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:26,360
Speaker 2: the trenches. If the Colts can match the intensity upfront

772
00:40:26,440 --> 00:40:29,239
Speaker 2: from last week, and also, like you said, going back

773
00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:31,719
Speaker 2: to what they did against the Pittsburgh Steelers last year

774
00:40:31,719 --> 00:40:33,960
Speaker 2: in this game as well, then I think they'll have

775
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:35,239
Speaker 2: a good chance to win this game.

776
00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:36,680
Speaker 3: But it's all about physicality.

777
00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:40,840
Speaker 4: Yeah, there's no question about it. You know again, last

778
00:40:40,840 --> 00:40:43,240
Speaker 4: week was a was a must win, but you can't

779
00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:46,160
Speaker 4: you can never take a deep breath, particularly right now.

780
00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:49,399
Speaker 4: You know, correct your mistakes. And I would tell them

781
00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:52,160
Speaker 4: to prepare for the fight of their life. You know,

782
00:40:52,239 --> 00:40:55,359
Speaker 4: you said it's the terrible towels. They will remember. They

783
00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:58,040
Speaker 4: want to come back and pay you back from last week.

784
00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:00,759
Speaker 4: You know, there is some carry over in terms of

785
00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:04,799
Speaker 4: big picture, there's some similarities you know, in the Steelers

786
00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:10,719
Speaker 4: have they're struggling on offense with an on fire elite defense.

787
00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:13,719
Speaker 4: You know, I think you got to certainly prepare for

788
00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:17,359
Speaker 4: a sixty minute dogfight. It just seems like they always are.

789
00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:22,600
Speaker 4: They're always one possession and another physical battle here this weekend.

790
00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:25,880
Speaker 4: I think what's important. They're coming in with great momentum,

791
00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:28,480
Speaker 4: being three and oho, they've got momentum, and so I

792
00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:31,640
Speaker 4: think it's really important that we start fast and that

793
00:41:31,719 --> 00:41:33,960
Speaker 4: we take it away from them from the first snap

794
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:37,439
Speaker 4: in the game in all areas, all three areas, first

795
00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:39,600
Speaker 4: snap of the game, you've got to let them know

796
00:41:39,680 --> 00:41:42,160
Speaker 4: that they're going to be in for a really, really

797
00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:45,160
Speaker 4: long day. We got to win the battle of the

798
00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:48,400
Speaker 4: front sevens. The team that controls the line of scrimmage

799
00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:51,719
Speaker 4: will be the winner. Win early downs and keep the

800
00:41:51,840 --> 00:41:55,399
Speaker 4: pass rush to a minimum. And we've got to turn

801
00:41:55,480 --> 00:41:59,240
Speaker 4: things around and beginning to win the time of possession. Certainly,

802
00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:03,520
Speaker 4: don't let lot go crazy. We own them in twenty three,

803
00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:06,000
Speaker 4: and you know what, we're going to own them again.

804
00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:09,880
Speaker 4: Take care of the football. This is what you dream

805
00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:12,719
Speaker 4: of as a young kid growing up to be an

806
00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:18,480
Speaker 4: NFL player, to play two great franchises meeting in our

807
00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:22,799
Speaker 4: house with everything on the line. This will be an

808
00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:27,520
Speaker 4: old school battle of warriors, and the toughest of the

809
00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:32,400
Speaker 4: tough will be the determining factor and Lucas Oil this Sunday.

810
00:42:32,840 --> 00:42:37,920
Speaker 4: I can guarantee you this. The meek shall not inherit

811
00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:42,319
Speaker 4: the earth, but the toughest dudes will be king of

812
00:42:42,360 --> 00:42:42,719
Speaker 4: the hill.

813
00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:46,400
Speaker 2: That it's a good sermon for Sunday for the Colts

814
00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:50,040
Speaker 2: from Rick Venturry right there, his words to the Indianapolis

815
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Speaker 2: Colts to close out the podcast here today. Inspiring per usual, Rick,

816
00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:56,560
Speaker 2: and well done is always on the blueprints with all

817
00:42:56,600 --> 00:42:59,799
Speaker 2: the film study on that complicated Steelers defense. I know

818
00:42:59,840 --> 00:43:02,520
Speaker 2: you've got more tape to watch and more notes to

819
00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:04,719
Speaker 2: to jot down, so we'll leave you to it, my friend.

820
00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:07,040
Speaker 2: Have a great rest of your week, and we'll be

821
00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:08,759
Speaker 2: fired up for Sunday Week four man.

822
00:43:09,239 --> 00:43:11,960
Speaker 4: Okay, Matt, really really looking forward to.

823
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Speaker 3: No doubt about old school.

824
00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:17,000
Speaker 2: Indeed, two classic franchises here, Colts and Steelers get together

825
00:43:17,120 --> 00:43:20,720
Speaker 2: on Sunday. And that's it for this edition of Inside

826
00:43:20,719 --> 00:43:23,239
Speaker 2: Football with Rick Van Turrey, and we'll be back to

827
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Speaker 2: do it again next week, talking all things Jacksonville Jaguars.

828
00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:29,719
Speaker 2: As the Colts get back to division play in week five,

829
00:43:29,760 --> 00:43:31,960
Speaker 2: we'll see if the Jaguars can notch their first win

830
00:43:32,040 --> 00:43:34,600
Speaker 2: of the season. Here in week number four, we'll break

831
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Speaker 2: it all down then, but as always, until then, be

832
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:40,360
Speaker 2: sure to enjoy all the shows we have for you

833
00:43:40,440 --> 00:43:42,680
Speaker 2: here on the Colts Audio Network. And then on Sunday

834
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Speaker 2: we get started Colts pre Game Huddle on the radio

835
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Speaker 2: beginning at ten am. Countdown to kickoff starts at noon,

836
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Speaker 2: and then it's the game action Colts and Steelers at one,

837
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Speaker 2: and after the game, Colts Fifth Quarter Huddle and all

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00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:58,359
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00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:04,439
Speaker 2: ninety seven to one Hank FM, and of course all

841
00:44:04,440 --> 00:44:08,040
Speaker 2: over Colts Country on the Ascension Saint Vincent Radio Network.

842
00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:10,759
Speaker 2: Then after the game, JJ and Bill Brooks, they've got

843
00:44:10,840 --> 00:44:13,759
Speaker 2: you on instant reaction hopefully talking about a Colts win

844
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Speaker 2: on Colts dot Com, the Colts Mobile app, and on YouTube.

845
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Speaker 2: For Rick Venturi, I'm Matt Taylor. Thanks for listening to

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Speaker 2: this edition of Inside Football. We'll talk to you next

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Speaker 2: week right here on the Colts Audio Network, so long